Selected quad for the lemma: friend_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
friend_n	believe_v	sir_n	think_v	808	5	4.2696	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A29634	The court begger a comedie acted at the Cock-pit by His Majesties servants, anno 1632 / written by Richard Brome.	Brome, Richard, d. 1652?	1653 (1653)	Wing B4867; ESTC R202038	47,032	106

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